The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1887-01-15

Among the Parish Code of Ordi-
nances adopted at the Police Jury
meeting, Monday last, were the fol
lowing ones OF Importance to our
citizens, viz:
SECTION XVIII BRlDGEs Any person
holding or owning land on the Mississippi
River or any bayou or any wNter-c0urse
oithin the limits OF this parish. shall pc re-
luired to open and keep III repair r0at. NJ
east twenty feet wide between the bitches
on such river bayou or watcrcourse, and to
build and to keep in good repair thereon such
bridges and eauseways as may become neces-
sary and on failure thereof shall forfeit anu
pay for failure to have such road or o!ldges
made or repaired as aforesaid, twenty-five
dollars. TO he sued for by the svndic before
any cault of competent jurisdiction, and the
syndic shall make the same at the delinquent
expense, after ten days notice served by hlm-
self or deputy. All idges shall be Mt least
not less than fourteen feet III length, SOUND
and substantially Luilt. 1t of hard lumher. IT.
shall be at least one and one halfinchss thick;
and If Of soft lumber, it shall be ut least two
inches thick.
SECTION KIN. RoviNG OF CATTLE.-All
neat cattle horses mules ANA asses shall not ne
allowed to rove at large on the leNeeS ana
battures of the parish icoid the Il st day oiJuiy
case flo height of the water renders such
roaming dangerous or injurious to the leNees,
the Svndic or Road oVerseer shall prevent
the roaming OF said aniDus by giving public
notice in the official journal during one week:
that all cattle must be kept up until further
public notice No person shall be allowed to
ride or drive over or upon tne public levees
under penalty OF n fine oi not less than ono
dollar and not MOI than ten dollars, recover
able by prosecution before any justice OF the
peace. The Syndics shall be notified by the
Secretary to carry out these resUiutions.tOrbid-
ding all stock to run at large AFTER january LIST,
For any violation OF the above, the owner OF
any stock found roaming ut largo during tho
time aforesaid, shall pay Il tue OF five dollars
for every head of cattle found roaming at
large this tiuo to be recovered before any
court Of competent jurisdiction.
Owners of hogs shall coniine them at all
times of tie year. The roaming at large OF
hogs on the levCes and batturcs is prohibited
and any violation of this provision slnlii subject
tho owner TO fine of five dollars, recoverable
before any court of competent jurisdiction.
SECTION XXXIi. PRoTECn.N or GAME.
That in accordance with the powers vested
~ the police iuries by the PROVISIONS OF section
three OF Act No. 10 OF the session acts of lSS ;,
it shall be unlawful in this Parish to catch,
kill or pursue with such intent any wild ducks
winged wild game or to have the same INTO
possession after they have caught or Killed
between the iirSt day of April and the hrst day
OF September of each year, under the penalty
a S fixed in section one of said Act, Of not less
than twenty-five dollars nor more than ttty
dollars for each ufenscS,
1t shall also be unlawful in this Parish to
catch, kill, OF pursue with such intent any
wild ducks or winged wild game, or to have
the same into possession alter they have been
caught or killed before the hour of six o'clock
in the morning during tho above period. aud
the hour of two o'clock in the atternO III, uudeC